Packaging
German Trial Demonstrates Recycling Technology for Multilayer Rigid Packaging
BASF, Krones, Sudpack, TOMRA collaboration achieves proof of concept for closed recycling loop for PET-based multilayer packaging.
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Flexible, Multilayer Film Made With 50% Reclaim
Target for new film is mono-material packaging to replace difficult-to-recycle multi-material structures in applications that include stand-up pouches.
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NOVA and Pregis Collaborate on Sustainable Flexible Food Packaging
Pregis will use NOVA’s Syndigo recycled PE for stand-up pouches, fitmented pouches, and lay-flat bags.
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Monomaterial Blister Packaging for Pharmaceuticals
Sudpack Medica introduced Pharmaguard, a recyclable blister pack concept.
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PHA/PLA Blends for Coffee Pods Meet EU Compostability Specs
Danimer Scientific and TotalEnergies Corbion collaborate on biopolymer blends that meet proposed EU compostability requirements for coffee pods and other plastic packaging.
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Upgraded Collating System for Complex, Unstable Bottles
Sidel has improved its Cermex ProSelex flexible collating system, which is now faster, more compact and easier to change over.
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Indorama and Evertis Collaboration Aims for PET Film From Recycled Trays
Indorama and Evertis announced they will collaborate to make food packaging film from recycled PET trays.
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Trexel & W. Müller Team Up on Multilayer Foam Blow Molding
MuCell technology gains new momentum in blow molded packaging through this partnership of a leader in physical foaming with supercritical gases and a leader in coex blow molding hardware and controls.
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Plastics Machinery Shipments Rose in 2022’s Final Quarter
The Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) reported that injection molding and extrusion machinery shipments totaled $432.7 million in Q4.
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Life Cycle Assessment Describes Advantages of PET Containers Over Glass and Aluminum
Lighter impacts from PET than glass or aluminum across impact categories and disposable container sizes.
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